Nelson, Andrew Paul
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Verified TROOP A, 1ST SQUADRON, 73D CAVALRY, FORT BRAGG, NC, ARMY ? SSG Nelson, Andrew Paul (MOORHEAD, MN), age 22, ? died in MUQDADIYAH, IRAQ on August 29, 2007. Cause: HOSTILE.
Their Story
A Active Duty member of the ARMY ? TROOP A, 1ST SQUADRON, 73D CAVALRY, FORT BRAGG, NC ? serving as SSG, Nelson, Andrew Paul was 22 and came from MOORHEAD, MN.
He did not survive OIF. The ARMY recorded his death on August 29, 2007 in MUQDADIYAH, IRAQ, from HOSTILE.
The years 2005?2007 were OIF's deadliest. Sectarian violence surged after the 2006 bombing of the al-Askari shrine in Samarra. American troops were caught between militias, insurgents, and a government that barely functioned.
The ARMY classified his death as "HOSTILE" ? a category that matters to the families who must make sense of it. His name is documented in the Defense Casualty Analysis System at https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/app/conflictCasualties/oif.
Explore Further
Nelson, Andrew Paul was killed during Operation Iraqi Freedom (from March 2003 to August 2010). The conflict concluded in August 2010. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Kennedy, Brian Matthew, Beaupre, Ryan Anthony, Gutierrez, Jose, Waters-bey, Kendall Damon.
